MkIndy7
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| posted on 25/11/06 at 11:10 AM |
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Websites knowing your location.. How?
Bit of a random Question..
How do websites know where your located?
Where do they get the info from?
I.e "meet people near you" and then names the surrounding villages etc.
Just a bit scary big brother ish!
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natehall
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| posted on 25/11/06 at 11:26 AM |
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every computer has a unique address, called a IP address. i wont go into static and dynamic addresses for this reply as its way overkill
Every country is allocated a range of IP address's. and if your address is within this range they have narrowed you down to the country. Every
ISP (Internet Service Provider) is allocated a subrange of the countries range of IP addresses and in turn they allocate them down to a more local
level (relating to there server centres, which allocate them to your computer.
Basically, with each allocation of a subrange the area gets more specific, once you have the data of where is where you can then use the IP address to
target adverts
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if it is broke, uprate it
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 25/11/06 at 11:28 AM |
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What a Cracking answer.
I'd forgotten about the i.p addresses was thinking it must be something on my computer broaddcasting it that oughto be stopped!
Cheers!
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MikeR
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| posted on 25/11/06 at 04:12 PM |
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I didn't believe IP's where allocated via country but just via ISP. ISP's then allocate in areas as its easier to manage.
Edited to say, This is supposed to be a question, not a statement.
[Edited on 25/11/06 by MikeR]
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stevebubs
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| posted on 25/11/06 at 05:25 PM |
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For Europe, allocation is done by RIPE
http://www.ripe.net/whois
[Edited on 25/11/06 by stevebubs]
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